Gärstenhörner

The Gärstenhörner is a mountain in the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It lies on the range west of the Rhone Glacier, and east of the .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,189 metres
  • Description: mountain in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Garstenhorner” and “Mittler Gärstenhorn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gross Furkahorn and Klein Furkahorn.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It lies north of the and east of the Rhone Glacier.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It lies near the southern end of the - chain, east of the Rhone Glacier.

Peak
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of , located in the upper Rhone valley, called , 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the .

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in in the canton of in . It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km east of Gärstenhörner.

Gärstenhörner

Latitude
46.59809° or 46° 35′ 53″ north
Longitude
8.36148° or 8° 21′ 41″ east
Elevation
3,189 metres (10,463 feet)
Open location code
8FRCH9X6+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 808269411
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6698190
Wiki­data ID
Q920863
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Gärstenhörner” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غارشتينورنير”
  • Chinese: “蓋施滕赫納山”
  • Dutch: “Gärstenhörner”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جارشتينورنير”
  • French: “Gärstenhörner”
  • German: “Gärstenhorner”
  • German: “Gärstenhörner”
  • German: “Gerstenhörner, Gärstenhoren”
  • Ladin: “Gärstenhörner”
  • Persian: “گورستنهارنر”
  • Polish: “Gaerstenhoerner”
  • Polish: “Garstenhorner”
  • Polish: “Gärstenhörner”
  • Spanish: “Gärstenhörner”
  • Uzbek: “Gärstenhörner”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nägelisgrätli and Gärstenegg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gerstengletscher and Hintere Gärstenlücke.

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